Page 380 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Portugal

GETTING
AROUND

NEED TO KNOW Getting Around discover how best to reach your destination and travel like a pro.
Whether you are visiting for a short city break or rural country retreat,

Arriving by Air
AT A GLANCE
Lisbon, Porto and Faro are the main airports
PUBLIC TRANSPORT COSTS
for long-haul flights into Portugal, while
European budget airlines fly to cities across
LISBON
€6.30
These European companies also offer very
good rates on regular internal flights.
For information on getting to and from
24-hr ticket Portugal year round at very reasonable prices.
Metro, bus, tram Portugal’s main airports, see the table opposite.
PORTO Driving
€4.15 Although Portuguese roads are rightly renowned
as accident-prone, with the country suffering
24-hr ticket (zone 2) the highest road fatality rate in Europe in 2000,
Metro, bus, tram
in 2015 the World Economic Forum pronounced
COIMBRA the road network itself to be the best in the
continent. A comprehensive motorway system
€3.50 allows for speedy travel between major cities,
although some less-travelled rural roads may be
Day ticket in need of repair. Make sure you are familiar with
Bus the rules of the road and carry all necessary
documentation with you at all times.
TOP TIP
Always try to buy a travel pass, rather than Driving to Portugal
paying for individual journeys. The quickest route into the country is to cross
the French–Spanish border at Irun, then take
the E80 motorway to Vilar Formosa on the
SPEED LIMIT Portuguese border. Southern Spain connects
DUAL to the Algarve’s main artery, the A22, which
MOTORWAY CARRIAGEWAY intersects the E1 (Portugal’s north–south
lifeline) near Albufeira.
120 100 Most of the main motorways in Portugal
are toll roads, paid electronically. The easiest
km/h km/h system to use is EasyToll, which matches
(75 mph) (60 mph) your credit card to your licence plate and
automatically deducts the necessary funds.
Payments and details can be managed on
their website.
SECONDARY URBAN
ROAD AREAS If you bring your own foreign-registered car,
you must carry a valid driver’s licence, proof of
90 50 ownership, insurance and address, as well as an
up-to-date MOT certificate. After 183 days, the
km/h km/h car must either be registered in Portugal or
(55 mph) (30 mph) taken to another country.
EasyToll
∑ portugaltolls.com

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